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Personal profile
Personal profile
Daphnee Hui Lin LEE is a sociologist and researcher in education. She is an Associate Professor of Education Policy and Leadership at The Education University of Hong Kong. Daphnee has a lifelong passion for understanding how change shapes professional identities and how professionals empower themselves in the face of change. Her research journey recently focuses on how teacher professionals collaborate to develop strategies to improve teaching and learning through professional learning communities. Daphnee investigates the identities and values underpinning professional practice and learning with a theory she developed on identity grafting. In her book on Managing Chineseness (Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2017), Daphnee examines the theoretical implications Chinese professional identities through the concept of identity grafting. Prior to EdUHK, Daphnee started the earlier phases of her academic scholarship at the National Institute of Education (Singapore), Nanyang Technological University. Her Ph.D. work at the Australian National University laid the foundations to the sociological explanation of empirical work on the way identities are constructed and exercised, linking individual, social, and organizational experiences to global reforms and movements.
Research interests
Research Interests
Teacher Professional Identity, Professional Learning Communities, and Professionalism
Sociology of Education
Political economy and Broader Context of Education
Teaching Interests
Professional identity and professionalism
Collaboration in professional learning communities
Research Methods
External Appointments
1. 2014- Research Convenor, Teacher Learning and Professional Development task force, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
2. 2014 - Member, International Comparative Studies task force, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
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Projects
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Teacher Leadership: Influences of Hierarchical Chinese Contexts on the Capacity of Professional Learning Communities to Empower the Classroom Teacher
LEE, D. H. L., CHIU, C. S., KING, R. B., Wan, W. S. & Hairon, S.
01/01/19 → 30/06/21
Project: Research project
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A Teacher-Led Interpretation of the Teacher Growth Model: Inquiry into the Professional Identity of Singapore Teachers
01/01/15 → 01/01/20
Project: Research project
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A Value-Mediated Approach to Profiling Professional Learning Communities in Singapore Schools
01/01/12 → 01/07/15
Project: Research project
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Advancing the theory of identity grafting in Chinese school systems
LEE, D. H. L. & HALSE, C. M., May 2021, In: Journal of Educational Change. 22, 2, p. 297–314Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Belongingness and national belonging among youth in Hong Kong
JANG, S. T., HALSE, C. M., LEE, D. H. L. & HON, C. K. Q., 11 Jun 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Youth & Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Childhood home language effects on teacher risk-taking and student-centered professional practice in a bilingual Chinese context
LEE, D. H. L. & KING, R. B., Aug 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Asia-Pacific Education Researcher.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Delicate multicultural balance of Singapore
LEE, D. H. L., 17 Jun 2021, Multiculturalism in turbulent times. HALSE, C. & KENNEDY, K. J. (eds.). Oxon; New York: Routledge, p. 159-174Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapters
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Identity grafting for educational change in Chinese school systems
LEE, D. H. L., May 2021, In: Journal of Educational Change. 22, 2, p. 147–156Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
Prizes
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Lee Foundation Prize (2002) Singapore
LEE, Daphnee Hui Lin 李玟霖 (Recipient), 01 Jan 2002
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Tan Kah Kee Postgraduate Scholarship (2008) Singapore
LEE, Daphnee Hui Lin 李玟霖 (Recipient), 01 Jan 2008
Prize: Prizes / Awards